DFX Crashes

[joaoluissantos]

Hi!

I Bought DFX recently and I installed the game sucessfully and even passed the video card test (I have a Ge Force 5900 FX), but when I'm playing (single player or multiplayer), the game crashes after some 10 to 15 minutes...sometimes even faster than this.

I downloaded and installed the latest nvidia drivers but the problem persists...

Does anyone know what I have to do?

Thanks,

João Santos

[Charger]

List some of your computer specs to help out in the search.

[Bluetiereign]

Does the game crash - or your system ?

[ZAK]

Hello :waving.gif: , test the predecessors driver, i have a FX5950Ultra with the Driver version 77.76. and XP SP2
Have you a 2 HDD? make a new Install from you OS and install the driver abd DFX, Looking whether the problem comes back.
PS: what for a System config have you? is you Power supply good?
Posting you Data from you Power supply here. Amper, voltage, of the 3,3volt and 12volt, 5 volt.

[joaoluissantos]

Hi!

I closed all the unacessary programs, installed DFX again an the driver file 77.72_win2kxp_international_whql (I'm going to search for 77.76 that ZAK proposed) that I found in the Nvidia site but the problem persists. After 11 minutes playing in multiplayer mode I had the problem...

The computer shutdowns and the message 'power saving mode' appears...and then restarts by itself.

My computer specs are:

- 1 HDD (HDD means hard disk drive, right?)
- Intel pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.2GHz and 1GB RAM;
- Video Card: Nvidia Ge Force FX 5900XT (i have the option 32 bits color selected);
- Main Board: 875P Neo P Series (MS-6758(v2.X) ATX Mainboard) - Version 2.0 G52-M6758X8;

About the mainboard I'm not sure, I just found a manual with the information I wrote above.

ZAK, where can I found the information about power supply? I didn't find it...

Thanks for your replys and interest.

João Santos

[Charger]

Is it just DFX that crashes or your computer shuts down only when you play DFX?

[Bluetiereign]

This sounds like one of two things:

Either your computer is not recognizing you playing a game - and it is going into power saver mode -or- it is a driver/video card problem.

If you are running XP, Check your power saving options (http://ict.cas.psu.edu/Training/HowTo/ENComputers/Hibernation.html) - and change them all to never. If that doesn't work, download a file that removes all the old nVidia Drivers (http://www.majorgeeks.com/download3233.html) and install and run it. (there could be a conflict happening) and then try reinstalling your drivers.

You might check your nVidia Temperature settings - to make sure your video cards temperature is not getting too high -or- that your threshold is not set too low. If your temp is above 55C just sitting there - make sure your video card's fan ( all your fans, for that matter) are cleaned and running.

Also, make sure you have the latest DirectX (9c) installed.

[ZAK]

ZAK, where can I found the information about power supply? I didn't find it...

Thanks for your replys and interest.

João Santos[/QUOTE]

Usually is on you Power Supply a sticker with info over the Power Supply,
Lookn this Link, the open side from my PC http://home.arcor.de/roadrunner21485/PC/sys.jpg
or looking in you Manual from you PC.

here my Supply data:
Enermax Power Supply
DC Input: 230V 50Hz 3A
DC Output:+3,3V 35A +5V 35A +12V 33A -5V 1A -12V 1A +5Vsb 2,2A Total Power 460 W